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  1. My band were recently (Saturday) honored to play at the LGGF 25th anniversary ball in Birmingham. For 25 years the LGGF has been fundraising for Marie Curie and Cancer Research and this night was a very special milestone for them and they celebrated in serious style. Such a great night for us and everyone in attendance!
    16 points
  2. I have loved owning this bass but just don't use it. This late evolution of the Thunderbird has a superior bridge. In this version the body's edges are rolled off and it is light weight. The headstock is smaller than the original, Made in the U.S. of mahogany and equipped with Grover tuners and 2 TB Plus ceramic humbuckers. This Thunderbird combines the reverse body of the original with Gibson’s proven set-neck construction. It is very comfy and well balanced on the strap. Also in my favourite colour. It has been well gigged and has surface marks here, which don't show up on the photo's. Nothing nasty though! This bass has been a set of flat-wound strings and great action. All round excellent bass. It comes with a factory hard case, which has been well used and has a broken catch, an easy fix. Collection or trial and can post at cost.
    8 points
  3. Needs must, my absolutely terrific Squier Classic Vibe 60s P Bass. Fitted with Aguilar 60s AG4P pickup wired to a kiogon loom and wearing nicely worn in LaBella Flats, the bass sounds and plays wonderfully. I have an anodised gold pickguard and a tort pickguard both included, all other hardware is stock. Bass weighs 3.6kg 2 small dings, headstock and on the underside of the bass, neither visible when playing I have a gigbag for this which will be included within the shipping, which will be an additional £15 for mainland UK. Thanks,
    8 points
  4. I will come to regret this, but I am selling my Music Man fretless Stingray. It is a 1997 model in sunburst (honeyburst really, but it was called sunburst at the time), with pau-ferro neck and 2-band EQ. I bought this bass from the Bass Center in Paris in January 2023 (happy to supply the receipt), but I don't need a fretless anymore and this just cannot sit in a corner taking dust. The bass comes with 3 pickguards: black, paerloid white and clear. I don't really have a case for this, but I am happy to buy a gig bag in case I need to transport it. I (and the bass) am based in France, but I travel to London regularly. I'd much prefer collection in Paris, or in London when I am there, but I can also ship within the EU - no UK shipping sorry, it would require too much logistic. The price is 2000 EUR or 1700 GBP, shipping excluded. Any questions, please ask. Thanks for looking.
    5 points
  5. Just to echo @AndyTravis's comments above... Saturday was great: afternoon gigs might be the way forward. Fiasco Jam were phenomenal - great songs, great arrangements and everyone locked in. As I've already said to him, Andy might be my favourite bassist: despite his immense technical and sonic range, he always serves the song and never puts a foot wrong. We were a bit rusty in comparison but acquitted ourselves acceptably. Very grateful to FJ for taking us along!
    5 points
  6. I do love a sitting gig at my age. Lovely little jazz club in SW France near where we used to live. Went down great. Percussionist couldn't make tonights gig but still worked well. Well paid, but I would have done tonights and last nights shows for nothing as the sax/keys player is gravely ill and it was simply an honour to have been asked to provide the low end on what may well be one of his last gigs.
    4 points
  7. Since Covid I've averaged 80/90 gigs a year, playing in two/three main bands plus various side projects and dep gigs. As others have mentioned, there's been a lot of venue closure and gig cancellation this year and I'm currently standing at 78 for 2024. Gigging is what I do. It's my main hobby, activity and interest. It's also a shared passion with my wonderful wife, @Silvia Bluejay I entirely agree about preferring quality gigs to mere quantity, but that reminds me of something I first heard when I joined an advertising agency in the mid-70s: "We know that half the money we spend on advertising is wasted. We just don't know which half." If I knew in advance which gigs were going to be a triumph and which a waste of time & energy then I'd be a very happy bunny. Sadly, my crystal ball is no better than anyone else's. In order to play a dozen truly wonderful, memorable gigs each year, I accept that I'll also have to play 70 dull or ropey gigs. I'd like to improve those odds, but for the moment I'll take what I can get.
    4 points
  8. Posting to Northern Ireland would be exactly the same as posting to England, Scotland or Wales. I don't see the issue from the seller's perspective.
    4 points
  9. Hi Guys, So I'm just not using my big bass gear anymore. So its time to sell it. This rig can go very loud. Easily loud enough for a loud heavy metal band. I had the amp serviced by JP Amps repair down Poole when it came into my possession. It's had a pair of balanced Electro Harmonix KT88 fitted by JP when being serviced. The two cabs are Albion BLS 4x10, with 300 watt output each. These cabs were designed with valve heads in mind. The CTM100 head and these cabs sound great. I'd accept £700 both cabs and the amp. £600 for the amp by its self. And £50 each for the cabs.
    3 points
  10. A fairly recent acquisition. Sounds really lovely - far superior to the current MKIII. I’d just really like to get a MKII again and so am listing this to see if I can somehow persuade the universe to turn one up for me. Price includes next-day UK Special Delivery. In great condition with some marks on the base as shown in the photo (this was a B-stock from 3Leaf). Comes with original box.
    3 points
  11. *** PRICE DROP £1,100 *** Hello, all. Here we have a virtually new Fender American Professional II Precision V. Lovely bass, excellent condition (can't find a mark on it). I very recently bought this new from GAK, but an unexpected change in circumstances means I'm reluctantly moving it on. You can look these up online, and this really is pretty much as you'd find it new out of the box, with perhaps very small signs of having been played but absolutely no dents, chips, dings or marks of any kind. I've lowered the action to personal taste, but that's all. Everything works perfectly as it should. It comes with the original hard case & all case candy. Pick up from Bath (you're welcome to come & try it), or I'm often up in Hertfordshire & am willing to deliver anywhere between the two, and as I like driving I'll deliver within 100 miles of Bath for free. I won't post unless I have absolutely no option, & I won't send overseas.
    3 points
  12. ok I really might try and leave it alone for a week
    3 points
  13. Well, very first impressions of the CQ18T are that it's decently compact and should mean one fewer bag to take to take to gigs! That's a good start...😄
    3 points
  14. Fwoarrr! Look at the join on that! Perhaps I've been unlucky, but I've never owned a Fender Jazz with all the parts fitting quite so exactly, there always seems to be a bit of 'near enough, that'll do' bodge. This Lakland seems precise: Pickup holes, pickguard exactly meeting the neck and control plate, neck pocket, nut, frets, etc. Everything seems precise, one bit individually doesn't make much difference but marginal gains add up.
    3 points
  15. https://warmaudio.com/pedal76 Has anyone seen this yet? WA gear seems pretty good to me (previously had the phaser, have the passive DI) I am not in the market for a comp since I love my Spectracomp but thought this may be of interest to those of a Cali76 persuasion. Cheers
    3 points
  16. Here’s an exclusive look at the brief for these new Fenders:
    3 points
  17. To be fair, I think they're fairly upfront with their 10" cabs having a vintage vibe to them, I think that was part of their original design goal. I've only ever played through a BF once, and this was a while ago, but from what I remember, I loved the sound, I've just never been able to justify the cost. For the price of one Big Twin or similar, I'd have spent more than double what I've paid for my current cabs (Ampeg and Ashdown 8x10's)
    3 points
  18. These are so underrated. Such a quality instrument. A few minor dents and scratches but nothing major, some tarnishing to the bridge. All work as it should. Comes with a not too great gig bag. Details as follows: Weight: 4.3 kg Scale: 34” Bridge: 19mm 21 frets Nut: 1 11/16” Radius: 10” Body: Alder Neck: Maple Fingerboard: Rosewood Bolt-on neck Hardware: Gold Pickups: 2 alnico single coil (stacked hum cancelling) Electronics: volume, blend, 3 band EQ (+/- treble / bass and two mids presets - the mid control is a 3-way rotary selector switch to select between flat and the two presets) Mother of Pearl and Abalone inlays, gloss finish. Prefer not to post. Price excluded all shipping. No trades thanks.
    2 points
  19. I am selling my brand new G&L L-1000 CLF 5 strings, Andromeda finish. It’s 3 months old and played it only at home. Made in Fullerton, California and in like new condition, I am selling it because switching to 5 strings is harder than expected on my old brain, I will go back to the trusted 4 strings. Nothing to say, 4.4kgs, it resonates, its great and versatile with the preamp (passive), rare in Europe. G&L flight case, certificate etc. Schaller straplocks. New D'addiario NYXL strings Shipped in bulleproof package. Can declare it as a gift / low price to save you some customs fees. Shipping should be between 60-70£. sorry, no trade.
    2 points
  20. Selling a Barefaced One10 cab with the official £60 cover. I bought them new from Barefaced at £509.00. (Barefaced have announced that next week their products will be going up by between 5% and 10%) Full specs are here: https://barefacedaudio.com/collections/10cr-bass-cabs/products/one_10 It's an 8ohm cab and is amazingly loud for it's size. Barefaced claim it has double the output of other 1x10 cabs. I used it on it's own with a 20+ member big band with loads of brass instruments / drums etc and it was ace. I only added another cab for outside gigs. No PA support for the bass for this sort of band. It's in excellent condition. Selling at £350.00 ono. Ideally collection from the Northants area, although I might be able to meet up somewhere too. I'd prefer not to try and ship it as I don't have any materials. I can often arrange to work from home with a bit of notice if that makes it easier for collection. Not looking for any trades. (the One10T just visible in the top of the photos has been sold already).
    2 points
  21. I rejigged my secondary/‘fly-board’ after receiving my Schutone replacements for overdrive and chorus: All on a PT Nano and powered by a Cioks Sol. Just need to get a couple of tall pedal toppers for the Schutone pedals now, ones that fit momentary switches (the Mooer toppers don’t). Si
    2 points
  22. An update if someone is interested: Lessons are once a week for about 20 minutes. I worked through a first year's beginner book in about a month, which was great for learning the basics (posture, first and half position, ...) and relearning the bass clef. I've been working on how high the moon for the last week or so (melody, arpeggios in different inversions etc). I'm well aware I'm just scratching the surface, but so far I'm very pleased. There's something about the physicality of playing an actual acoustic instrument. So far so good!
    2 points
  23. I recall somone brought a 60s laminate czech bass to a bass bash one time .. best plywood bass I've played. That was from the Double Bass Rooms priced at £1500. Not sure this one is quite up there what with the visible neck repair, but forsure a dealer would be asking over £1k. Hefty ply made in China Eastmans at BassBags are £1400+
    2 points
  24. This! That for me is what sets Lakland apart from the equivalent Fender models.
    2 points
  25. Again . Thanks to all for your input. Dan's reassurance that my compatibility worry is unfounded. Bill, I currently have my 2 on a small stand to elevate them....! Thanks. I also think it looks better..... Bolo, I have 2 10's now so adding another 2x10 would give me 4, and I don't want 4. That would probably blow my windows out if I let it... But thanks anyway. Chris. My thinking is to have exactly what you are endorsing. Oh and as an aside. Dan.... Are you from Wisconsin...? Regards. Rob
    2 points
  26. I generally live by this rule these days - buy cheap, buy twice is very true in my experience.
    2 points
  27. Good working order and ultra reliable with built in tuner.
    2 points
  28. Best - 1997 Warwick Streamer Pro-M bought from RichTone in Sheffield. Back playing a Warwick after over a decade without. It’s glorious. Special mention goes out to Jon Shuker for refretting my 74 Jazz Bass. Did a bloody marvellous job of it. Top bloke. Worst - Nux Atlantic. Just poor. @neepheid I’ve got a Digitech Bass Synth Wah if you’re interested.
    2 points
  29. Also: https://lusithanddevices.com/product/double-nfp-special/
    2 points
  30. Some more dub from Joe Gibbs...
    2 points
  31. I have a selection of systems, which I use dependant on the size of the stage etc. Number one is my Shure glxd16+. It will do a 5 hour rehearsal without even breaking a sweat and dropping one of the 6 lights charge wise. pedalboard friendly and has a clear display with a built in tuner. also as it's the + model it uses both 2.4 and 5.8ghz. number 2 is line6 relay g30. great for most pub and small shows. Easy to find at a reasonable price and pedalboard friendly. with both of these systems the transmitter goes into my back pocket. number 3 is a 5.8ghz bug type system I got on amazon for around £35. simple, and adjustable. Used as a back up.
    2 points
  32. Some very expensive hi-end brands being recommended here (above) and - while I'm sure they're all absolute killer devices - I'm competely unconvinced that they're the best route forward. All rechargeable batteries will fade away and (eventually) die, so spending £458 on that Shure outfit seems like an awful lot of money for something that you'll be chucking in a skip sometime around 2027. If you've not used wireless before then I'd strongly suggest you experiment first with the really cheap stuff (Joyo, Lekato, etc.) which my reasonably extensive experience suggests is at least 90% as good as the top-end stuff whilst costing 90% less. I started out with https://www.gak.co.uk/en/xvive-xu2-wireless-instrument-system-black When the batteries started to fade, I experimented with https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/305814068759 and with https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/186311571177 Following a recommendation from @stewblack I also bought https://www.amazon.co.uk/JOYO-Wireless-Transmitter-Receiver-Instruments/dp/B0CRKS96NS And my experience? They all work. They work just fine, and if there's any difference between the performance of the Joyo and the XVive systems then I've never been able to spot it. I play pubs and clubs, beer gardens and festival stages. I use passive and active basses, 4-string and 5-string. The only basses I own that have any trouble with wireless systems are double basses - all of them - and I don't understand why. It seems to make no difference whether I'm using piezo or magnetic pickups, full-sized DBs or my Kolstein Busetto, even whether the bass is plywood or aluminium. The strength of the string vibration seems occasionally to overpower the wireless signal producing a juddering sound that reminds me of the ABS cutting in when doing an emergency stop. Incidentally, the combined cost of ALL FOUR units referenced above was roughly HALF the cost of a single Shure GLXD16. I love Shure kit and I own a fair amount of it, but £458 for a wireless system? Your 'avin' a giraffe.
    2 points
  33. Hey, all. A newbie to this thread but not to bassism, having played semi-pro for 40+ years. I've just bought a used 2019 BB435, meant as a back-up, and my god! It seriously blows my F****r AmPro II Precision V out of the water. So much so that I'm going to sell the F****r (the asterisks can mean whatever you like there!) and get another BB435. Only wish I'd done it sooner.
    2 points
  34. Sorry, OT: Sorry, I have to keep the Collection complete 😝
    2 points
  35. I've got a NUX 5.8GHz system as well. It has been used for 6 gigs, including two outdoors and one on a large stage, and about 10 rehearsals without any problems so far
    2 points
  36. i used to do pro sound in multiple venues in the late 90s/early noughties. We used a lot of Behringer outboard gear, such as quad gates and quad compressors. The running joke back then was everything seemed to cost £99, no matter the model! A lot of visiting engineers sniffed at the name, but they worked for our needs. We didn't need to hear noiseless perfection in a venue with 1500 drunk punters in it. We would get the occasional failure just out of warranty, but at £99 we were happy to chuck them in the bin and buy another one - which would have been a bigger issue if we had been using top of the range gear. 20 years on I now own a BD121 and a UMC-22 interface and am very happy with them, thank you very much.
    2 points
  37. I like the title just fine. 😁
    2 points
  38. +1 for the Nux 5.8 Ghz. Really good range and I've not experience drop outs which I did get with some of the 2.4 GHz systems.
    2 points
  39. Agreed. It’s also very bad form to take somebody’s money before raising this issue. I can concur (having sent items too and received them from NI) that there are no charges. If the seller sees this thread, just send the bass!
    2 points
  40. I preferred Quiches
    2 points
  41. And all the while there's a Fender exec laughing their ass off because there's a UK bass forum with 52000 members having an 8 page thread discussing their basses. Likely the same scenario over at Talkbs. I call reverse physchology! Fender are clevererer than this - the whole innovation thing is surely tongue in cheek as they know they are just making some tweaks to a 60+ year old design because that's what they make their money on. And all the while we're also talking about other models, not just the ones they are currently churning out. It's money in the bank I tells ya.
    2 points
  42. "I know - we'll put the neck at that end and the body at that end!"
    2 points
  43. Best would be my Laney Digbeth head. Lovely bit of kit. Best class D head I've used. Worst was some Adagio roundwound strings for my Revelation bass. They get the job done for a limited time, but they're just not great. Wouldn't recommend. 3/10.
    2 points
  44. I said Antigua counted as an innovation (first turdburst guitars).
    2 points
  45. I have to disagree here. The 12XN range are pretty hi-fi sounding, but the 10CR cabs have a distinct ‘vintage’ coloration to them. Go for whichever you prefer.
    2 points
  46. Hmm, this takes some thought. The best purchase is probably my Barefaced 3x10. Undoubtedly the best cab (for me) I've had. It's just brilliant live, in any venue. Can I have a 2nd best? Discovering GK 400RB series amps, and buying ......three of them. The first one was like hearing the sound I'd been looking for all this time, albeit through previously mentioned 3x10. Worst purchase? I don't really have one, but if there is one, it's that I bought a brand new Ashdown head just before I discovered how much I like the GK RB series heads. So I've basically never used it, even though it's a great amp. Rob
    2 points
  47. New firmware, editor and factory soundset is now available! https://www.pandamidi.com/support
    2 points
  48. I use a Nux system, pretty much the same as the Boss WL-20 but the jacks are foldable so the unit can rest against the body of the bass (or against the side of an effects pedal). Works on 5.8 so no interference. I like it, comes with a nice little carry-box too.
    2 points
  49. Anyone who thinks they're composing by typing a few prompts into an AI generator is just a little wide of the mark, no? It would be a grave mistake to mix it into the existing competition.
    2 points
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